She said, at one point, "he only has 12 faces, there are rules" (paraphrased)
Time for some thrilling heroics.
Jayne ,'The Train Job'
Boxed Set, Vol. V: Just a Hint of Denial and a Dash of Retcon
A topic for the discussion of Doctor Who, Arrow, and The Flash. Beware possible invasions of iZombie, Sleepy Hollow, or pretty much any other "genre" (read: sci fi, superhero, or fantasy) show that captures our fancy. Expect adult content and discussion of the Big Gay Sex.
Marvel superheroes are discussed over at the MCU thread.
Whitefont all unaired in the U.S. ep discussion, identifying it as such, and including the show and ep title in blackfont.
Blackfont is allowed after the show has aired on the east coast.
This is NOT a general TV discussion thread.
-t - Dec 26, 2015 7:07:02 pm PST #28965 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
Dana - Dec 27, 2015 9:04:11 am PST #28966 of 30001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
Doctor Who Christmas special:
So this is supposed to be their last adventure before the library, right? That explains River looking at Tennant!Doctor and saying, paraphrased, "You look so young."
Of course, that doesn't track with her arriving at the library, not knowing it was her last meeting with him.
-t - Dec 27, 2015 9:37:04 am PST #28967 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There's no need to whitefont.
I have browsed some of the timeline flowcharts and I I think I prefer not to think about it very hard - who knew what when is hard enough to keep track of without time travel.
beekaytee - Dec 27, 2015 3:57:42 pm PST #28968 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Second viewing of Doctor Who offered a great entree to a female doctor. River says the Doctor reminds her of her second husband! Plus, the search code name was 'damsel.'
I usually find Matt Lucas a little grating, but he was super cute in this episode.
beekaytee - Dec 27, 2015 3:59:02 pm PST #28969 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Plus also, I loved the cyborg's suggestions.
"Recommendation: Chiiiillll."
"Recommendation: Close your eyes."
HAH.
-t - Dec 27, 2015 4:04:00 pm PST #28970 of 30001
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
The Librarians: a lot to like in this one, too. I did glimpse a blue box and a Delorean (with appropriate musical references) unser some of those sheets, yes?
DCJensen - Dec 27, 2015 8:11:46 pm PST #28971 of 30001
All is well that ends in pizza.
River says the Doctor reminds her of her second husband!
Actually, she says he reminds her of her second wife.
beekaytee - Dec 27, 2015 9:23:31 pm PST #28972 of 30001
Compassionately intolerant
Wow, duh. Given the premise of my comment, my fingers really let me down on that one. You can't even call that a typo. Mercy. The brane, it is wired divernly.
SailAweigh - Dec 28, 2015 5:25:39 pm PST #28973 of 30001
Nana korobi, ya oki. (Fall down seven times, stand up eight.) ~Yuzuru Hanyu/Japanese proverb
I went back and rewatched Silence in the Library and Forest of the Dead, because I was pretty sure that in SitL she said the last time she'd seen the Doctor was a night spent at the singing towers of Darillium, which my rewatch confirmed. She also said it was the only time she saw the Doctor cry. I got the impression in the Christmas special, that she thought once her diary was full, it meant the Doctor would be dead; instead, it was her. But then, in SitL she says to one of the other expedition members that she always thought the Doctor would be the death of her, so I'm of two minds of that.
Matt the Bruins fan - Dec 29, 2015 4:43:15 am PST #28974 of 30001
"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand
She did have that line about the diary being given to her by someone who would know exactly how long it would need to be. I took that as awareness that her own time was almost up, not the Doctor's.